[blml] De Whale

[Brian]

Alain Gottcheiner wrote:
> At 08:24 18/04/2007 -0400, Brian wrote:
> 
>> > I don't say he should explain how he's going to interpret it.
>> > I say he should explain what he thinks it is.
>> >
>>
>> How often do you think that the two will be different, assuming an
>> honest player?
> 
> Last time was when a player (correctly) described his parner's 4C
> opening an Namyats, then proceded to pass it, based on his 2641 pattern.
> 
> But, above all, whenever the bid is two-way and you're about to take a
> drastic guess (like passing a Multi 2D with opening values and
> diamonds), the above distinguo (explain what you know about the meaning
> of the bid, not how you intend to interpret it) is important.
> 

Remember that this discussion is about a player who doesn't KNOW the
meaning of the bid, either because he doesn't think he has any
agreements, or because he has forgotten the ones he has. Herman made no
mention of the *meaning* of the bid, see above.

Recognising your partner's misbid from your own hand is a totally
different matter.

If you have forgotten, or haven't discussed, the meaning of a particular
bid, then I would suggest that a player is always going to interpret it
as per what he thinks it is. For this not to be the case, you'd have to
have something like a 4-1-4-4 hand, partner opens 4C, player doesn't
think they have any agreements here, thinks it's Namyats from his own
holding but decides to treat it as a club pre-empt and passes. Doesn't
make much sense, does it?

Brian.